This week we had the assignment to do string #3. I recently started with doing tangles on all strings so I already had one ready. But I didn't

want to use it now again. Well it is a challenge to me because #3 is a string with straight lines and curves. Oh Oh not my favorite. I do love swirly lines, circles and round spaces. Looking at the string I knew right away that I would use the tangle Pipez. A funny tangle where you can trace a string easily. I started to divide the string in 2 parts, one for pipez and the other part for Kremeschnitte. A funny tangle too, but also a tricky one. You have to concentrate to do it right.
Once traced the string, I didn't know what to do next.....Fill all the spaces? No, to busy! So I decided to do a little outdoor scene. I had a lot of fun doing this one.

This time I did the ZT on scrap paper, white with pink clouds. Funny effect....

This week Erin gave us a simple Zendala Template. She didn's had much time, and she didn't want to disappoint tanglers so she did this simple template, with just a few spaces to tangle on. I think it is a great template. I didn't even felt the need to alter the template, and just started with tangling Versailles. After that I did Purk, followed by up and across. After that a bit of shading and ready....

I still had 2 unfinished ZTs. I finished them, made some pictures of them with my Iphone, I hope you like them. Both ZTs are based on strings from tanglepatterns.com. (#6 and #7). Have a nice tangle week...

This weeks challenge is all about Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day. Every year at january the 24th there is a Moebius syndrome awareness day. The string we had to use is the logo of the syndrome. And yes the Moebius color is purple. This is my contribution to the Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day.

Erin thanks for the beautiful template this week. It has great round spaces. I love that. The tangles came along and I had a lot of fun making this zendala. The used tangles are: Pia, Betweed, and I wanted to use Y-ful power but it turned out a little bit different.

This template is very straight and confussing (all though to me). Probably it is because the circle is divided in 7 parts instead of 6 or 8. Most of the time that troubles me a lot. So I decided to use another strategy. I divided the zendala in 2, 2 and 3 parts together. Doing this removed the symetry out of the zendala, but it made it so much easier for me to tangle, that I didn't had any trouble at all to fill the spaces with the tangles. The tangles I used are : Auraknot in the middle, Opus with an Aura in 2 variations, Tripoli to make the parts, Betweed, paradox and some Pais. I used a little touch of blue. I am very charmed by the work of Michelle Beauchamp, and I thought I'd give it a try with this style, and I like the result very much.
Naast de zendala had ik ook nog een tekening liggen, die nog niet helemaal af was , gemaakt uitgaande van string #5. Welliswaar toegepast op een cirkel. Van de string is niet veel meer te herkennen. Waarschijnlijk dat ik hem daarom wat langer heb laten liggen. Ik had mezelf tot doel gesteld om toch de tekening af te maken, voordat ik weer aan een challenge mee zou doen, dus bij deze.

I was still working on another drawing. Based on string #5 on a circle. I made this one, but because you can't see the string at all, is hadn't finished it yet. I wanted to finish this one before doing another challenge, so I post it her too.

I was really looking forward to january the 7th, the day we can make another Diva challenge. What a great tangle B-rad invented. It is so easy to construct, but very powerful because of its depth, its charmes and its organic flow. Those tangles I instantly fall in love with. At first I tried some phicops examples but it isn't so difficult, so I started with the ZIA I wanted to maken. I started with a spiral, and started to tangle, the rest was just flowing out of my fineliner.

This week the dare has a special assignment. Don't do the things you normaly do by making the zendala. Hmm.. that's a challenge. This is what I didn't but did:- I always print the largest template -> now I did the smaller templates- I always copy the printed template to a new paper, so that I can change the space -> now I used the printed version- I always start by getting inspiration on the web, what tangle to use -> now Ipad aside, and just draw- I always use only black fineliners for drawing -> now I forced myself to use 4 different colors- Shading is my favorite activity, because my drawing comes alive with it -> this time no shading.So I printed, sat down and started filling all the spaces with the colored pencils. It only took me half an hour to finish the first zendala, and I had fun making it. But I missed my shading. So I decided to do the other small template too, and now not starting with penscils but starting with shading the template. That was fun to do, and I decided that tangling on this template was not neccesary. So This week one colored unshaded Zendala, and one only shaded zendala from the 2 small templates. It was really fun doing this, and I am more than satisfied by the results.